The low price and high sales of Silksong has convinced one reader that publishers would make much more money if they lowered the cost of triple-A games.

With all the hype around Hollow Knight: Silksong I decided to buy it, even though I didn’t think I’d like it. I’m indifferent to Metroidvanias and dislike Soulsborne games because they’re too hard. If Silksong had been a normal priced game, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Even if it was one of the more expensive indie games you get now I wouldn’t have bought it, but it wasn’t, so I did.

On PlayStation 5, Silksong is only £16. According to most accounts it takes at least 30 hours for most people to beat it. That works out as exactly 50p an hour. I’m not sure I can think of any other form of entertainment, including eating and d

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